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Career timeline

What to do and when - SNRE Career Timeline

Plan for a 2 year MS student

(If you are a dual degree student or MLA student, you can use this timeline as well. During your 1st and 2nd year of study, refer to the 1st year of this timeline. During your 3rd year of study, refer to the 2nd year of this timeline.)

LinkedIn is an online networking tool that helps you expand your professional network by gaining access to the professional contacts of your friends, family, and colleagues. Reach out and network with SNRE alums and students the SNRE LinkedIn Group

Once you've completed and uploaded your Career Interest Form, schedule an appointment to get some important early career direction help with SNRE Career Services Staff (be sure to attach a copy of your "Career Interest Form" when you email staff to set up an appointment)

Did you know that you can print SNRE business cards, find important resume/CV, cover letter and interview tips, research salary information, and much more? Bookmark this page to keep all of these and more career resources at your fingertips!

November

The SNRE Resume Book deadline occurs in November. Be sure to have a default resume that is visible to employers on the eRecruiter system in order to be included in this resume book

Go over these job postings and see what skills/qualifications are necessary for your dream job

Continue your internship search - specifically look for an internship that gives you the skills/qualifications that you will need to get hired for your dream job. SNRE Career Services Staff can suggest options for obtaining the skills necessary for you to succeed

December

If your summer internship will be unpaid or if you are planning to create your own internship opportunity, start working on your internship funding applications. Many applications are due in January

Get letters of support from your host internship organization and from faculty members

2nd year MLA Students - update your portfolio for the upcoming MLA Portfolio Day (February)

You are planning to do a Master's Project. Remember to discuss with your group members when your summer internship starts and ends - work to avoid any conflicts with your Master's Project Research early on

March

If your academic travel (conference, research, internship, project/thesis work) takes you out of the U.S., you are required to register via the U-M Travel Registry and purchase the U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance. The health insurance is required even if you currently have insurance which provides for international travel. Information and registration link is available here: http://globalportal.umich.edu/register-travel.php.

April

Update your eRecruiter profile before leaving for your internship/ Master's Project Work this summer. Example: have you changed your field of study, began a dual degree program, or are now seeking a job instead of an internship?

Are you still searching for a summer internship and need assistance? If so, please email snre.careers@umich.edu to set up an appointment

2nd Year - 3rd Semester

September

Interested in exploring a leadership career with a Federal agency? Attend SNRE's Presidential Management Fellowship information session, sign up for the PMF listserv, and apply for this fellowship

If you did an internship, fill out the SNRE Internship Survey. This survey is used to create an internship report that will help other students decide where they might like to do an internship

Make sure that you have an eRecruiter Job Search Agent set up - this agent will email you jobs that are in your interest areas!

Talk with your faculty advisor and/or SNRE Career Services Staff about your career goals. They may know someone in the field that you can network with or possibly know someone who is looking to hire an SNRE student!

Are you lacking any skills which are vital to your dream job? Sign up to take a course next semester that would help you gain the skills necessary to succeed in the workplace or find other avenues for skill workshops

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Post Graduation

SNRE Career Services Staff will be sending out the 6-month post graduation career survey in October. It's extremely important that you complete this survey in order for us to develop our annual job placement statistics. We hope to get 100% participation

SNRE Mission

The School of Natural Resources and Environment's overarching objective is to contribute to the protection of the Earth's resources and the achievement of a sustainable society. Through research, teaching and outreach, faculty, staff and students are devoted to generating knowledge and developing policies, techniques and skills to help practitioners manage and conserve natural and environmental resources to meet the full range of human needs on a sustainable basis.